Upholstery-spring construction.



L. A. YOUNG.

UPHOLSTERY SPRING CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION TILED JUNE15,1912.

' Patented Apr.8,1913.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Potontccl Apr 8, 91m.

Application filed June 15, 1912. Serial H0. 703,788.

To Ellwiwm it Inc y concern Be it known that l, LEONARD A i'oorm,a'citizcn of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in thecounty of .l'aync and State offiiichigun. have invemcd certain new anduseful improvements in Upliolstcryrspring tonstruction, of which therollowing is a speciiicniion, ro't'crcncc being had ths'rcin' to theaccompanying drawings.

11: attaching upholstery covering to the frame or" a springconstruction, it isdesirable that a neat finish he not only holds theleather or other material ltSEdySfllOQilll V in position but alsoprotects the leather from abrasion and undue Wear. Wherethe'sprinqwosiruclion on which the upholstery 1S pl accd is entirely ofmetal this is a matter of difiiculty.

This invention relates to an spring construction in which provision ismade for scouring the covering usccl in such manner as to present apleasing appearance as well as guard the covering from Wear anddefuccment.

The invention consists in thc matters obtained which upholstery;

hereinafter sot forth and more particularly pointed out in the up endedclaims.

In the drawings, i igurc l is a view in vertical section of a portion ofan upholstory spring construction hat embodies foat-urcs of theinvention; Fi 2 is a plan view of the bottom frame 0 lion, showing thedisposition of the parts without the addition oflhc springs or.npholsterFig. 3 is a View in detail showing a scctiozit'nrou h a base frame, withspplicd' spring u olstery the bottom retainirig msmhcr othe frame osingomit-ted; and l -5,6 and 7 are views showing various modifications inthe form of a base frame strip.

Referring to the drawings, a loose frame is formed ofsstrip of sppm-inwardly oxtcnding Bangs l and a lower rih 2 that is hollow, thegroove hereof extending out wardly ontirely around the frame *orthroughouothc length of the strips that form the frame. As isrlicotcd inFig. l, the lower tlano's of this I'll) may be reverted to form a lsoge3 on which the shoots 4 which form the covering of the bottom ofthcspring construction may be suyported. The strip may be reinforced bya mm wire 55 pluced in the upper groove although chi is lnotlfilllclll'tv l'i in the fir-airings. Body such conslrum in dot-ail,

so metal that is bent itself to provide an u from the spirit of springs5 of the usual type are secured on the upper groove by pinching down.the flange-l asundicated in Fig. 3. An upper rim frame 0 is supportedby those body springs, which also rest on transverse strips 7 as in theordinary standard construction of souls of tl 1is cha rc.ctc r A cushionbuilt up in the usual unmncr of iilling 8, liningi) and covering it)rests upon the top frame and. body springs and -the"covering is broughtdown to form. an apron 11 and closing 'lhcflside of the construction.The lower marginal portionof the cover is drawn into the groove of therib f2, and is held in place the loweinlip of the rib as innicstcd.

Gbviously the manner of attaching tho s gring to the strip does notchange the "method of securing the covering in place and oncmodification of. tho method of sttahing the spring is radical/ed. inFig. 5, an ca? 13 lacing struck 1.13s to ovcrlic and retain the sprin 1n5 ssirip is shown which has no provision for retaining the hottonishoots of the construction but which has a flange ll 'bhot extendsslightly beyond the bond 15 around which the cover 11 is drawn toprevent chafing of'ths lsticr. by objects rubbing against the side ofthe sheet. 11 Fig. 7 a further modification of the strip is indicated,an upright stififening rih l6 ing used to insure rigidity. is any ofthese constructions the covering is hold smoothly and sscurcly inposition by moons which give a good finish to the seat and which onsblcthe seat to be constructed vsry ohcsply. The covering is drswfismoothlytoplzzce 9nd does not huvethc pocket. opycarancc common Where I themoi-gins are turned under the. base of the seal and cit roughly tackedthere or else held by a draw string. While the strip is shown herein itis in itscll of suiiicient'strcngth to form the outer member of the baseframe, it may be applied to a wood base if the latter he desirableand-the method of such apparent without need or further description.

Obviously, changes in the details of construction may be inside withoutdcpcriing the invention and I do not care to limit myself to anypsriiculsr form or arrangement of ports.

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